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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 24, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 24, 1938 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 24, 1938 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 24, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elden Auker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Nels Potter |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chet Morgan | Center Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Left Fielder |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Rudy York | Catcher |
Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
Don Ross | Third Baseman |
Mark Christman | Shortstop |
Elden Auker | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Lou Finney | Left Fielder |
Stan Sperry | Second Baseman |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
Nels Potter | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 24, 1938
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Potter
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Potter
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Potter
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Auker
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Auker
Finney bunts towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sperry vs. Auker
Sperry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Siebert vs. Auker
Siebert hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Potter
Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Potter
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber juggles the ball. That's an error on Werber. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Potter
Fox hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ross vs. Potter
Ross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Potter
Christman hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Auker
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Auker
Werber hits a popup towards short. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Auker
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Potter
Auker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Potter
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Auker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Potter
Walker bunts towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. Auker moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehringer vs. Potter
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Auker scores. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Potter
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
York vs. Potter
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Gehringer scores. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Potter
Fox hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Potter
Ross takes first base on ball four. Greenberg moves to third. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Christman vs. Potter
Christman hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Auker
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Potter vs. Auker
Potter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Auker
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan who is chasing the ball. Moses reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Finney vs. Auker
Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sperry vs. Auker
Sperry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Potter
Auker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Potter
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Potter
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Auker
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Auker
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Siebert goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Auker
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hayes vs. Auker
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ambler vs. Auker
Ambler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan. Ambler reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Potter vs. Auker
Potter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Ambler moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moses vs. Wade
Jake Wade now pitching.
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ambler scores. Potter moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Wade
Finney takes first base on ball four. Potter moves to third. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sperry vs. Wade
Sperry takes first base on ball four. Potter scores. Moses moves to third. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Siebert vs. Kennedy
Vern Kennedy now pitching.
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses scores. Finney moves to third. Sperry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Potter
Gehringer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Potter
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber juggles the ball. That's an error on Werber. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Potter
York hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Potter
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Kennedy
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Kennedy
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Kennedy
Ambler takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Potter vs. Kennedy
There goes Hayes. The throw from York and he is out, Ross applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Potter vs. Kennedy
Potter hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Potter
Ross hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Potter
Christman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Potter
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Kennedy
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan who is chasing the ball. Moses reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Finney vs. Kennedy
Finney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sperry vs. Kennedy
Sperry hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Kennedy
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Finney scores. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Kennedy
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross juggles the ball. That's an error on Ross. Siebert moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hayes vs. Kennedy
Hayes hits a popup towards third. Ross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ambler vs. Kennedy
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Potter
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Potter
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Potter
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Potter
Greenberg hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Potter
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Potter vs. Kennedy
Potter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Kennedy
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan throws the ball in to Gehringer who tags Moses trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Kennedy
Finney hits a popup towards third. Ross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Potter
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Potter
Ross hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Potter
Christman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Potter
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Kennedy
Sperry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan who is chasing the ball. Sperry reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Siebert vs. Kennedy
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sperry scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Kennedy
Werber bunts towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. Siebert moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Kennedy
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ambler vs. Kennedy
Ambler hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Potter
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Potter
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Potter
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Potter
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ambler. Walker scores. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Potter
York hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fox vs. Potter
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/24/1938, game 1 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Morgan C, cf 4 1 1 0 Moses W, rf 4 3 4 1 Walker D, lf 3 1 0 0 Finney L, lf 2 1 1 1 Gehringer C, 2b 4 1 2 1 Sperry S, 2b 4 1 1 1 Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 1 1 Siebert D, 1b 5 1 3 3 York R, c 5 1 1 2 Johnson B, cf 4 1 2 2 Fox P, rf 5 0 0 0 Werber B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Ross D, 3b 3 0 1 1 Hayes F, c 3 1 0 0 Christman M, ss 4 0 1 0 Ambler W, ss 4 1 1 1 Auker E, p 2 1 1 0 Potter N, p 4 1 1 1 Wade J, p 0 0 0 0 Kennedy V, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 8 5 34 10 13 10 Detroit 013 000 001 -- 5 Philadelphia 001 602 01x -- 10 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Auker E (L) 3.1 6 6 6 2 1 Wade J* 0.0 1 1 1 2 0 Kennedy V 4.2 6 3 3 4 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Potter N (W) 9.0 8 5 4 5 3 * Pitched to 3 batters in 4th E -- Werber B 2, Ross D, Ambler W LOB -- Detroit 10, Philadelphia 10 2B -- Johnson B, Ambler W 3B -- Moses W 2, Sperry S CS -- Hayes F SH -- Finney L, Walker D, Werber B T -- 2:01 A -- 0
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